The Equality Act 2010
While loading up content for my new Landlord Law site, I realised that I may have to change most of what I have about discrimination due to the new Equality Act, which comes into force on 1 October.
I had a quick look at the Equality and Human Rights Commission web-site but all [...]
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How will the new Equality Act 2010 affect housing law?
Landlord responsibilities – what being a landlord really means
Landlord responsibilities are not the first thing most people think about when they consider investing in property. But it is important to realise that if you become a landlord, you are taking on legal obligations as well as an income stream.
Landlord responsibilities – what are they?
There are many legal obligations that you will have [...]
Discharge bonus – an alternative to deposits?
Discharge bonus v. tenancy deposit
There is an interesting post over on the Pain Smith blog which raises a new alternative to tenancy deposits. A discharge bonus.
A discharge bonus is where the tenant pays no deposit (and so the landlord does not have to mess about with tedious tenancy deposit scheme administration) but if the tenant [...]
More on landlord living in tent case
Some of you who read this blog may remember that last week I was asked to comment on BBC (local) News, about the situation of landlord, Suzy Butler, who came back from working for the homeless in Peru, only to find that her tenant was refusing to move out, rendering her homeless herself.
There is an [...]
Kalayaan – Charity of the month (August)
I published a guest blog recently about modern day slavery in the sex industry (and how landlords can help stop it) but modern day slavery is not limited to sex workers. There are also many domestic workers who are effectively slaves.
Kalayaan is an organisation which fights for justice for migrant domestic workers. For example, one [...]
Oxford leads the way with HMO licensing
HMO Licensing in Oxford
Oxford City Council looks to be the first local authority to introduce blanket licensing for HMOs in its area, under new powers granted in April. The new scheme will apply to every HMO in the city (apart from a few self contained flats) and will come into force on 25 October.
Oxford, a [...]
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Steve Hilton – Notable Property Persons in their own words
My Notable Property Person today is Steve Hilton. Steve is currently the PR person for the National Landlords Association, but he is about to swan off into the sunset, or rather to HM Royal Collection. So I thought I would grab him for a few comments before he went. Here is his story.
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